Category - "Microbiology"

Focusing on two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE), this book sets forth the principles and recent developments of sample preparation and fractionation tools in expression proteomics. 2-DE, with its unique capacity to resolve thousands of proteins in a single run, remains a fundamental research tool for nearly all protein-related scientific projects. Step-by-step instructions alongside detailed illustrations enable biochemists, molecular and cellular biologists, and protein scientists to quickly learn how to perform the methods. Tricks of the trade and notes on troubleshooting and avoiding pitfalls help ensure successful results every time. The methods covered in this book are not limited to 2-DE; they can also be applied to a broad range of protein separation techniques.

This book presents broad coverage of the principles and recent developments of sample preparation and fractionation tools in Expression Proteomics in general and two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) in particular. With its unique capacity to resolve thousands of proteins in a single run, 2-DE is still a fundamental research tool for nearly all protein-related scientific projects.

This is a comprehensive dictionary of infections and infectious diseases that includes definitive information about their causes and principal features. It is published specifically for health-care professionals, support personnel, and medical and nursing students, and provides far more detail than standard dictionaries.

In Advanced Physiochemical Treatment Technologies, leading pollution control educators and practicing professionals describe how various combinations of different cutting-edge process systems can be arranged to solve air, noise, and thermal pollution problems. Each chapter discusses in detail the three basic forms in which pollutants and waste are manifested: gas, solid, and liquid. There is an extensive collection of design examples and case histories.

Presenting a novel view of the quantitative modeling of microbial growth and inactivation patterns in food, water and biosystems, this book describes new models to predict microbial growth and survival under a variety of conditions. The author provides coverage of both traditional and alternative models of thermal and non-thermal inactivation. Included are chapters on microbial dose response, interpretation of irregular count records and on estimating the frequencies of future outbursts. Featuring numerous illustrations, equations, tables and figures, Advanced Quantitative Microbiology for Foods and Biosystems: Models for Predicting Growth and Inactivation makes a valuable reference tool for food and water microbiologists, food technologists and engineers, government officials, public health specialists, academicians and researchers.